Q. Favorite job

Q. High school and/or college

A. Miss Harris'es school, Miami, Florida; Cornell University; graduate work in zoology at University of Hawaii, New York University, and Rutgers Newark

Q. Name of your favorite composer or music artist?

A. Oh, tough one; Holst? Mozart? Faure? Bernstein?

Q. Favorite movie

A. National Velvet

Q. Favorite television show

A. n/a

Revealing Questions

Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?

A. Very interesting so far.

Q. What is your motto or maxim?

A. Imua, which is Hawaiian for 'forward!'

Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?

A. Not counting food, sex, and unexpected large checks, I suppose. Happiness is not quite the word, anyway, but peak experiences? Working in the open ocean with a trained dolphin is a major thrill. Sometimes I've had the same experience on stage--and sometimes in a theater audience, too: sort of wow, this is so great I wish it would never end. Is that perfect happiness?

Q. What’s your greatest fear?

A. Losing my cellphone.

Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?